Small Plane Crashes In North Plains

2 years ago

The pilot of a small plane was able to walk away from a crash in a field near the North Plains gliderport on Sunday.

53-year-old John Kimmel was flying his 1991 RV-3M amature built single engine plane. He took off from the gliderport, but the engine began losing power. He tried to return to the runway, but crashed in a nearby field.